The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 26, 1905, Page 5

CHEER OF CHRISTMAS FOR POOR OF NEW YORK Thousands Made Happy by Generosity of the People of the City. EERRERRRER RREEREE RERERE RERRREEREERE RRERRRRY RRRRRZR RRRR Dinner Served ‘to Vast Throng in the Metropolis of the Country. —_——— ’ YORX, pec 2%.—Christmas day, Atlantic coast there was also sent ried by the custom- | Christmas greeting by means of wire- r less telegraph, which incidentally proved an elaborate and practical test of this auxiliary of the navy. The| 1| wireless messages were sent by direc- outpouring | Fully 200,- of the bount ied in all the city | tlon of Admiral Manney, chief of the :s, in missions and | Bureau of Equipment, and the results | itions supported by | Were most satisfactory to him. The the annual distri- | Messages containing the greetings were sent out last night from the wi the Salvation Army less station at the Washington nav s of America. ral Palace the distri- | ¥&8rd, and were relayed from place to | et dinner baskets by | Place. Early responses came from the | Army began early in the| Oficers nearest Washington, but be- ntinued until the needs of § 1oT¢ Mmidnight many of the stations had es had been attended IoPlied, including New Orleans and to this numerous bundies | C°10R and San Juan, the Colon reply | coming by way of Guantanamo. Liberal shore leave was granted to- day to the officers and men. while the r served aboard ship was under he usual custom characteristic of the| ntertained at e > on. Many of the ves- R .\: thousand sels’ captains joined with officers in | Side feasted at the expen | the wardroom celebration of the day. ‘- Guggenheimer at the ) & in East Fourth street, SER. 3 = ek gt g IES OF CHRISTMAS 'nuuhmhs\§ e t the newsboys’ 1038 | Fyve Denths the Probable Result ot\}, . sty Py ___Holiday Misfortunes. § B - o zpesrok ents of| HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 25.—Two men | Plpss ik bacco to nearly 5000 men at| Were fatally burned to-day while im- =§ 3 personat! two children | g s fatally | K jously in- | N holidays. | & blacksmith | X shops, arose | § to take the part of Sauts Clwas complete the decoration of a He dressed in an im- me made of tufts of cot- a long flowing wig and ). While lighting the his beard was fired and e was in flames. He burned before assistance ly shot by Ver. ar-old daughter 4 presented the ther with gifts, and skipping about In ex- | 1 up a revolver and | HOUS, WHITE FESTIVITIES. 4 show you how go | \rchie Roosevelt Plays Samta Claus In | 1 can make.- 3 W good an aim vy wu;v,v,n » Executive Mansion. W. H. Osborn, a South End grocer, | YASHIN N De -Official le distributing presents was | { i - s by a red from head to foot before the & b 4 nt bus- ing garments could be torn from |® = impor ‘ =y e ° atine b helma, the 4-year-old daughter of i All of th Culpepper, was burned o death nt's & were closed, lamp. | & » pher .“wa Carter, aged 15, lost an arm explosion of a toy cannon and other injuries from which | a Mexican boy, had | in his pockets and s horse to ride to his | red the crack- ran away and he was lled RERRY RRERNY RRR VR IRNNR wrnnen RRRRRy own and k RICH GIFTS TO A COOK. Banker Schiff’s Family Generous to a | Female Servant. by YORK, Dec. —Jacob H. | Schiff, banker, gave his cook, Lena, a ,1 000 check for a Christmas present to- | day one in the Schiff family has t regard for Lena. There is | dyspeptic atom in the dinners she es. Indeed, it is said that the 0 Schiff wanted to fight Cor- that famous meeting directors was that for a dinner Lena had uitable late Schiff gave Lena a cluster-dia- | ring. Mrs. Felix Wernburg, | daughter, presented the cook | gold watch and a neck chain | ind Mrs. Mortimer Schiff sent } ndsome check. | to this country to teach | & found it more profitable | & to cook In wn.m. fashion. Twenty- | g she fell off a|& into the | & she is inde- | She cooks for nd of her art. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1905. ERRRRY RRERERE RRRRRR RRERRERRRERR RRRRRER RRRERY, Pay 15, 15 or 14 Less Than Last Week For Remaining Small Lots Ali Kinds Holiday Goods Boxed Stationery '3 Off 1906 Calendars Half Price Every Fancy Calendar in the store offered at half price, beginning this morning, to close them out before the end of the week. Hundreds of boxes of fine Stationery that have been used for display boxes are slxghtly mussed, and hundreds of other boxes perfect in every respect, one-third off regular prices this week. Display Handkerchiefs Half-price to Close As you entered the store during Christmas you must have seen the elaborate Handkerchief Dis- play on the right of the main aisle. handkerchiefs to make those massive * globeson top. In the lot were ladi trimmed Beginning to-day we shall sell them At Half Cretonne Noveities Half Price More or less soiled from handling, to destroy their usefulness; 75¢ Boxes for Collars and Cuffs, Gloves, Veils and Handkerchiefs - 75c Work Boxes for. . . ... 50c Handkerchief and Glove Boxes . 25¢ 30c Handkerchief and Glove Boxes . 15¢ 40c Collar Cases® .- .- . ., 40c Glove Cases - - . . . 50c Handkerchief Cases . . $1.25 Picture Frames . . 50c Cravat Cases - - 25c Needle Books . - ... Pincushions, one haif ofi Cut Giass Bric-a-Brac | Reduced One-guarter to Close Here is an opportunity to replemsh your Crystal Cabinet or to make “re- turn gifts” that if you are at all ed in cut glass ware, bronzes, fi etc., you cannot afford to overlook. About 300 pieces of American Rich- | cut Glassware on sale at one-quarter ¢ off. Assortment includes vases, rose g 4 = close. Besides the articles mentioned above there are Bonbon | S™Y 0@ Figs—In wooden bPWIS’ sugar and creamers, water and Fruit Baskets, Pudding Dishes, Teapots, Candelabra, etc. g::::sp;sa,d:n:ish hbd'.\muw_ de GO0 S Gme o - :2 pitchers, punch bowls, etc. S0 Ll e T S nowe $1.87| 9, P- 5. Whiskoy —A vey fae $150 guuity. bots ... - - $5.88 = 2 LR w Tipo Chianti Wine—Red special, - v m'e i St $450 Clery Tray . - 83438 | $5 00 jmported Russian Coffec-pot - + + « - $3.75 | marquette Rye—Worh sfi; botle, lpen-lqm P $4.50 Bowls .- $3.38 $4.75 Quart Decanters . $3.57 $8.75 Tea Sets, four pieces - - - Ve $6.55 Rhine Wines—Genuine imported, Rudesheimer or i of $2.00 Handled Bonbon Dishes $1.50 50c Metal Cake Baskets, China base e e R sl S g?r:h(fé;%‘“d.;;m"7::” 3 b::md ”ifi E BronzeBuusandSt-mena!hntwerefiOOlosHSO lax rtment of | $5.00 Candelabra, five holders, for . - . . . . . $3.75 | Dinner Wines—Sauteme or Zinfandel, qualty, gallon - ik e - 780 $11.38 (sf}.afi..g Dishes that were $5, $7.50 up to $12 . g Pusl e, Chomghems P S, g sl v 18 Decorated China Vases..bom zoo d.nm: utylu that were 50c to e ey 75, $5.65, uwp to 39.00 C; case of 2 é" pints, ac.oo; quants, ST, case of |5 $20, now . . . Ay -37%c 1 $15.00 Steam Coflee Machines, imported, that were $3.75 to | doz. quarts~. . 75¢ to $6.50 Bohemian Vana and Ros: China Plates—Breakfast and dessert size, IOO styles to choose from, were $1.20 to $15.the dozen, now $1.50 to $12 sets Decorated China S: $1.75 to $35 Meta! and Decorated Oil lept now 8'.32 o $26.25 Vienna Terra Cotta Wall Plaques, Stei and den decorations, copies of Old Masters to close. and embroidered handkerchiefs in four qualities. Thousands of Holiday articles reduced close.” Others marked a little more than a half. purposes so that ing price. once? the few days preceding It took many hundreds of | a good deal during the display, but sustained no columns with the great |laundering will not repair. We, however, could es’ plain hemstitched, lace regular prices to dispose of them this week. off Now One-half Off , but not enough 37%e - 37%0 we have marked all of these goods half price. . . .20c 25c and 50c Novelty Match Safes, Calenduis and .. .20¢c Pipe Racks now . - .130 and 25¢ | cases, now .. .28¢ $2 to $6 Jewel Cases—Fire gilt, plate glass 62vc sides, satin lined, now $110 $3 parent pox = Cigar Boxes, Jewel Boxes, Austian Coutt s 2 - - - 25¢ NovelticsiAgpliqiied: Leather Naveltics, Tap- - - 12%e estry Boxes, ete., ete., all at Half Price rush, now . Reduced '/ to Close The Coffee machine, Pudding Dish, Chafing Dish, or five o'clock Tea Kettle that you have been wanting to buy can be bought here this week at the littlest price you ever heard of such good qual- ities being sold for. We have a few dozen odd pieces of fancy imported interest- ne china, Bowl-, now 57¢ o $4.88 $8.50, now reduced one-quarter. 90c¢ «© $11.25 ad, Cake andBerry Sets now $1.13 1 $9.00 CALIFORNIA" - ns, Fancy Figures, etc., for wall ALIFOI \N"S LARGEST- that look like bronze, dne-half off been mussed or slightly soiled from handling, goods that were used as store decorations are now priced to positively dispose of, this last week of the year, without regard to cost or former sell- It is not a question of how much we can get for these goods—but, Will the prices we have marked them sell at One-gquarter off Aprons Used in Xmas Displays These are the aprons with which that pretty booth on the second floor was constructed and trimmed. They were handled them to stock in a soiled condition and so take one-quarter off Aprons Marked 35c, 42¢, 68c up to $1.25 Reduced to Z27c, 3ic, 5lc upto 94c Many American and European Noveities In the big Leather Goods and Novelty Departments, main floor rotunda, many short lols of exclusiveholiday goods remain to be disposed of before January Ist. their immediate clearance before inventory $1.50 to $10 Toilet Sets in transparent celluloid Pk 1093 Glow: and Hindiorelict Hapes: traie celldod s fncy imponed ofecs $1 to $15 Handbags—Up-to-date styles that are a little shop worn during the big Christmas Short Lotfs High Class Imported Metal Wares staple metal wares which are now reduced one-quarter to AMERICA'S GRANDESY STORE one-=half to 6 io0x thal Faee ros asd Shawis Used in Dis 'S OMM.:'?' ite a lot of square and circular knit Sha%lxs that have been used for display pur- poses mufied to close out this week : $1.50 Shawls for $7.72 $2.00 Shawls for $7.50 $4.00 Shawls for $3.00 After Christmas Sale Hurt Toys—Half-price The Toys and Games are as practical as ever. Some of the covers of the games are broken or lost and some of the toys soiled or slightly damaged. Al of these are to be closed out during the coming week at half regular price, We have a few Dolls with soiled or mussed clothing that are also to be sold at half off regular prices. In this same second floor department some Framed Pictures that have been slightly damaged in display are marked to close out at one-quarter off regular prices. 7,000,000 Soap Bubbles Blown by the Famous Soap Bubbie Fountain Don't miss seeing this splendid mechanical novelty —A fountain 25 feet high, topped by a figure of a Fairy. The bubbles flow from the top of the fountain and are caught on their downward way by two large porcelain bowls, finally falling i snowy white masses around a large octagon base. Numer- ous colored electric lights ingeniously placed in the fountain shine through the millions of bubbles, pro- ducing an effect indescribably beautiful. Fairy is an oval cake of pure, white, floating SOAP; and the remarkable results obtained by its use in the fountain demonstrate its superior quality. Come and see the Fountain while it is running and bring the children with you. Main aisle at Jessie street entrance. New Year’s Necessities in Groceries and Liguors Many Specials for Tuesday and Wednuday. injury that not return AR AARAANL AAAAL AL AALARANAA ARAAAAA ARRAA RN ARAARA AR AR AL R AR AARRRRE AaRRA To effect - ... 75010 $5 . 25¢ 0 $1.50 - 50¢c o $7.50 AAAARAR ARAARR AR AR AAR AARA LA Jell-0—3 packages . - ... . Currnnts—Choue u-hv 16 ox- puh.-.)lu WAL Raisins—Seeded, 12 oz. pa b 3PS A L TN Cr-nberrles—chy Cape 2 T R L Plum Pudding—Atmores ot G. & D. . . - 1s 22¢, 2s 40c Table Raisins—5 Ib. boxes, 3 crown . . . 4 crown, $7.15; 5 crown - - - $1.40 Table Raisins—1 Ib. cartons, 250; 2% b c-mu 800 wd 65¢c Table Raisins—Loose, Ib . 5¢, 200, 25¢ Glace Fruit—Best in bued boxes, 2 lbs. $1 lb- 60c Coffee—Best Mocha and Java, 374 lbs. 31.00; boxes, box - S wmskey—ampmm A Poghua, .-Il-. aa.oo; iy ml Hocgmv’vlne—-A good Somoma Cnunty wme. '-.llan . 50¢ Swedish Punch—The best i s - ceves o ‘l-'. Whiskey—Wilson, Rye or Paul Jones, bwle ..86¢0 Fruit Brandies—Apncot, Peach o ¢ R . 75¢ Cherries in Maraschino--Half pints, Sa; pints, 4003 as. 600 Fllsk!-—Flncy vn:let EIH vmh adm wines or liquors from. SRR R ™ ’l.” e s Agnes Maloney and Mary, Mabel . GREETINGS CIRCLE GLOBE. Message From Dewey Sent to mels of Navy. All Ves- _ADVERTISEMENTS. 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After seeing for yourself what it can do. you can get a regular, full-size package of Pyramid Pile Cure from any druggist at 60 cents each, or, on receipt of price, we will mail you same our- selves if he should net have it | this morning, —e CHRISTMAS TREF IN PULLMAN. |0 Clorice Ena. LARKSPUR, Dee, 2.—Christmas ser- vices were held in St. Patrick’s Church. Father Phillips delivered an interesting Dec. 25.—Emil Custer of | gervice. interested in Colo- | a1, VALLEY, Dec. %.—Father Val- , planned a Christmas tree suite In the Metropole Hotel ay on entini celebrated high mass in the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel this morn- ing at 10 o'clock. Giorza's Second Mass in F was beautifully sung by an aug- mented cholr, Miss Maybelle Kelly pre- sided at the organ. Christmas services were Church of Our Saviour thi the .flrhzl of his wife and Sum- children from California, to New York post ha met his family n. With the ent N. L consent of Drew of the Rock held in the morning by placed his Christma 3 e stateroom of a sleeper of trc|Rev. Dr. Howitt. The Christmas carols ntain Limited and starteq | Sung by the Sunday school children were with his family. T a pretty feature. cd at 3 o'clock this artee: | . SAUSALITO, Dec. 2%.—A large congre- attended the Christmas services {at Christ Episcopal Church to-day, many partaking of holy communion. The mu- sical programme was an excellent one. Rev. Dr. Maxwell preached an eloquent sermon. the limited whirled across |8ation A dinner to his fellow passengers followed. e CONVICT CHOIR SINGS. Mass Is Celebrated for Benefit of Sam Quentin’s Inmates, NTIN, Dec, 2 ev. Father two Christmas masses here one outside the prison and the prison library for the A choir con: Pullman PSR R ST VETERANS ENJOY DAY. SAN QU Walsk said Turkey Dinner, Presents and Fine En- tertainment for Old Soldlers. YOUNTVILLE, Dec. 25.—The yuletide season has been a time of cheer and the other convic! Mrs. V. Gilardin, Rose Gilardin and Ella | good will for the members of the Vet- Munn with Miss Gorman as organist, | erans’ Home. The first observance of rendered special music. Many convicts | the day was the religious service held attended the services at the dered excellent music ST. VINCENT, Dec. Seventy-five trained orphans sang the “Holy Angels"” at the ma held in the Church of the Holy Rosary at the Orphan Asylum this morning. The altars were decorated by the boys. Rev. Father Gallagher spoke on the birth of our Saviour. It was gala- day at the asylum for the poor orphans as their friends and the friends of the instituticn had contributed liberally. They gave thanks to the gifts and sat down to a fine Christmas dinner. SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 2.—The Christmas services this morning at St. Paul's Epis- copal Church will long be remembered by the congregation. The music was by a ful] choir of twenty-five voices under the leadership of C. Goldfrap, the organist. Holy communion was served to many communicants. Rev. Dr. Bradley delivered the sermon. At the manger service held last evening many Christmas presents for thé poor and needy children of the dis- trict were donated. Services were held at St. Raphael's Church in honor of the birth of Christ this morning. The children’s choir sang at the § o'clock mass. Professor Drew was in charge of the music. Rev. Father Egan delivered a very interesting sermon on the nativity. Rev. Father Phillips said two masses at the chapel of the Dominican Convent this morning. The altar was tastefully decorated with flowers and evergreens. The first mass at 6:30 a. m. was a low mass and the second at 7:30 was a high mass. Loesch’s Mass in F was sung by in Social Hall. At 12 o'clock 535 vet- erans in the main dining hall and 167 in the hospital did justice to a splen- did turkey dinner. The great event of the da¥y was the entertainment pro- vided for the sick and helpless old men in the hospital by Dr. F. A. Mc- Mahon, the efficient surgeon in charge of the hospital, and his corps of nurses under the direction of the energetic head nurse, Miss Hilda Pederson. The large hospital was decorated through- out with Christmas greens and red berries. In each of the two main wards were placed huge and tastefully deco- rated Christmas tree§ At 6 o'clock the trees were lighted up. Each of the sick men received a Christmas box. No one was slighted. Between the hours of 6 and 7:30 the patients and their invited guests list- ened to a concert by an orchestra hired for the occasion. At 7:30 a genuine treat was given in the form of a splen- did musical amd literary programme. All who could repzired to the large hospital dining-room, where some re- marks appropriate to the occasion were made by Colonel H. G., Burton, the commandant of the home: a song by Major George A. Crall, a recitation by the Misses Borman, a monologue by John J. Bates, songs by Mrs, J. Jerome Lyon, reading by Mrs. Ray Dennison Clark, a monologue by “Jack” Mat- thews and a duet by General and Mrs, F. M. Clarke gave the old soldiers much pleasure. # During the day sacred music was rendered for the benefit of the hospital patients by. George W. Fanning of San Francisco. CHRISTMAS JOY WARMS MANY HEARTS Continued from Page 3, Column 7. Each youngster was presented with a toy of some kind and it was indeed a happy evening for them all. Colonel Walter Duncan d wife are leading workers of the Volunteers of America, The Volunteers have been at work for some time, soliciting from charitable people and from the churches for the benefit of orphan boys and girls and those whose parents were not in eclrcumstances that would permit them to make Christmas as happy a day for their offspring as it should be. On the stage was an immense Christ- mas tree, bedecked with brilliant dec- orations and around it was a heap of toys. Many of the little ones may suffer some to-day from Indulgence in candy, as they were given plenty of sweets, A musical entertainment in which children were the performers afforded plenty of amusement. The Volunteers saw that none of the children went home without a toy. Strong effort was made on the part of the organization to bring every poor child there to get a Christmas present. A Santa Claus was on the stage distributing the toys. This organization did some noble work also in the distribution of baskets of food to the poor. All last Saturday members were kept busy sending Christmas dinners to the poor. R R SIR KNIGHTS OBSERVE DAY. Members of Geolden Gate Commandery Take Part in Impressive Services. Christmas was celebrated by Golden Gate Cocmmandery last night at Golden Gate hall with songs, speeches and toasts by many prominent members of _the order. Members of Mission Com- mandery and California Commandery ‘were present as guests. Following is the programme: 2 * Sir F. W. G. Moebus; o the Miost Bvainent Grand Master: sponse arand mast music, “‘Noel” (Adam), Sir Knight C. I Goetting and cholr: toast, ‘“The Grand Encampment of the United States”; response by Most Eminent Past Grand Master Reuben iedley Lioyd; music, “Nazareth'” (Gounod), Sir Knight L. A. Lar- sen and choir; toast, “The Grand Commandery response by the Very nmmem Ccmmnnder Sir Bril lory”" (sn;‘n-y) ehvlr Every son of man is therefore ennobled be- cause the Son of God became sharer of his nature. Shall we go forth in the knowledge of this fact, from this our Bethlehem, our house of bread, with the old indifference, the old forget- , the old unbelief? Sha]l we not rather in that sacrament which he himself ordained and of which be said, ‘Do this in remem- brance of me,” with angels, archangels and all the hosts of heaven glorify his name and then go forth to do our share of the work for which ke became man. to save. The babe of Bethlehem is mo longer with us in the flesh, but his representations are here—the orphan, the sick, the atflicted, those suffering from the headache and the heart- ache of earth. He came to seek and save the lost. He has left us an example that we should follow in his steps. S RENDER PRETTY NEW CAROL. He came to seek and Sweet and Sympathetic Composition Sung at Grace Episcopal Church. Grace Episcopal Church, California street, corner of Stockton, in its deco- rations of evergreens twined and hang- ing from its great columns, never pre- sented a more beautiful scene to its great body of worshipers. The great choir of twenty male voices under the direction of William H. Holt, the organist, sang with won- derful expression and among the num- bers for an offertory anthem was a sweet and sympathetic carol composed by the rector, the Rev. David Evans, and set to music by Horatio W. Parker, entitled “Come, Gentiles, rise, and let us go, This Christmas morn our King to greet.” The first service was at 8 o'clock, at which sixty parishioners made their Christmas communion. The second service was at 11 o'clock, at which there was a large congregation. The Rev. Mr. Evans preached a short sermon from the text, “His Name shall be called ‘Wonderful'” He said in part: : I am sorry for the man whose heart doss not respond to the genlus of the Christmas season. Every year it comes to us fresh and invigorating. = Age cannot wither nor custom stale its infinite variety. It never wears out. Like the best kind of a friend it improves on acquaintance, for the cheery spirit of the gractous love brings out of his treasures things i e s ar m aichemy of his Infomm'c‘hl-rlw he makes the solitary places glad -nd e wilderness to rejoice and blossom & Evening prayer vu s-.ld at 4 o'clock. e g toast, re- out ate ery mnon.a h’ Sir Knllht Joseph C. musie, Art Thou" (Sehnnl CHILDREN lgl!l HAPPY. "Tmnllr Volunteers of A-‘Hn Distribute Toys to Many Youths. Last night at Lyric Hall veral hundred boys and girls were made Wappy by a Christmas tree and festival. CROWD WOULD DEAL HARSHLY WITH JAP FOR STABBING BOY Throng Surges About Hospital in Effort to Get at T. Opeo, Who Stabbed James Irwin. Policeman Roppa, with the assistance of the members of the Central Emer- gency Hospital staff, prevented T. Opeo, a Japanese, from being harshly dealt with by an angry mob that crowded around the doors of the hospital last night and fought to get a hold of the Oriental. The mob was driven into an angry mood over Opeo's cutting a boy named James Irwin, of 354 Clementina street, in front of the Alhambra Theater. Young Irwin and a number of other youths were fooling with Opeo in front of the theater, when suddenly he drew u knife and plunged it into the boy. As soon as he had done the deed he ran for his life, with an angry crowd after him. Fe ran into a house on Stevenson street, near Fifth. Special Policeman Alvarado went into the house and placed him under arrest. He was taken to the hospital to be identi- fied by Irwin. As he was about to be taken inside the angry crowd made a desperate ef- fort to take him from the policeman and considerable resistance was neces- sary to save him. The Jap says he was robbed of a gold watch and chain, a locket valued at 36 and $26 in coin. —_—e———— Festivities End in Tragedy. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 25 the result of the promiscuous firing of their revolvers by a party of negroes noisily celebrating Christmas Frank Poston, one of the most prominent attorneys of this city, was shot and killed to-night. | Poston was standing on the sidewalk in the vicinity of his home when the party of negroes appeared. He was struck by a bullet trom the revolver of one of the party. He died from the effects of his wounds shortly before midnight. PSS Pardoned on Christmas. » COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 25.—Governor Herrick to-day granted two Christmas pardons. Patrick Moran, serving a life sentence from Cuyahoga County for murder in the second degree, and Mar- vin Kuhns, serving a life sentence from Seneca County for murder in the second degree, were the lucky men. Both had the recommendations of the Board of CUBAN GOVERNMENT ASKED TO AS T THE PLANTERS Ald Requested for Men Whose Tobacco Crops Have Been Ruined by Ralus. HAVANA, Dee. —At a meeting to- day of the Senators and Representa- tives in Congress from the province of Pinar del Rio, it was resolved to re- quest the Government to aid the plant- ers whose tobacco creps have been ruined by the recent rains. Com- mittees were appeinted to wait on the Heads of the Departments of Public Works and Agriculture to request them to push the construction of public works in the province and otherwise to provide employment for the workers in the tobacco growing districts. HAVE YOU Asthma ? Well, then you ought to know about the cure of Mrs. Mackinnon. You ought to go and talk to her and let her tell you herself how for twenty years she suffered with the very worst mm ot asthma, how she doctored doetored, timg worse all the time, AND HOW IN' ONE MONTH'S TIME AND AT A TRIFLING EX- PENSE SHE WAS CURED BY ELECTRO i : i i i - < i HHH Managers, the Warden and the officials | p. of the penitentiary. Moran and Kuhns left the institution together. R BT B R SAN JOSE, Dec. 25.—F. G. Elkins, edi- tor of the Santa Clara News, harids severely burned this ‘while «xtln‘flhhlnl’ a blazing Christ- s